@DavidM_yeg China as a Canadian produced oil customer?

Absolute silence on the Kazakhstan pipline to China from the Kashagan field.

A shorter pipeline, no tankers involved ..

operated by the North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) which includes Exxon, Mobil, Shell.

The multinationals make their decision on profit only, not which nation will profit ..

Nations are an inconvenience multinationals manipulate and compromise to maximize profit. Politicians and their supporters that refuse to recognize this are fools.

Who are the well paid fools?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Caspian_Operating_Company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashagan_Field